I n t r o d u c i n g

♦1.44 Mbyte 3.5" diskette drive; 3.5" hard disk drive bay with room for two one-inch drives (various capacities); one 5.25" removable-media drive bay.

♦Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) expansion card slots: one full- length PCI/ISA slot, one full-length ISA slot, and (in cacheless models) one half-length ISA slot.

♦Parallel port with either standard, EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) or ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) functionality; two serial ports; extended keyboard; two-button mouse.

Energy-efficient features

All models in the range comply with the requirements of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s “Energy Star” programme for energy-efficient computers. These models support:

♦System Management Mode (SMM) of Intel SL Enhanced processors.

♦Operating systems and applications that use the Intel/Microsoft Advanced Power Management (APM) interface standard.

♦VESA BIOS Extensions for Power Management (VBE/PM), for use with energy-efficient monitors that support Display Power Management Signalling (DPMS).

Caution

Do not attempt to use the computer’s energy-saving features with a monitor that does not support DPMS; the monitor may be permanently damaged.

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